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from Love is War (EP) by Jack Byrne

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Decades passed, and seemed to rot this house
Do you remember when the tulips used to grow
all yellow in their pots on our front window?
Cracked clay remains, holding the dirt they once called home
But no amount of flowers can fill an empty nest
You haven't said a word to me since Michael left
I've always been able to read through your silence
I've always felt a little doubtful that we'd last

The air grows cold as autumn's ending
Not as cold as we're more than just pretending to be
Open up your heart and let me in
For now, open up your arms

Hiding where you know I'll find you out
Hoping I will ask you why you are there
Counting on my need for reassurance
If love is war, you are a seasoned veteran
But the truth would be your weapon
Your words raining down on us
And once it's in the air, we can't claim it never was
Oh, when you're gone I swear I'll make this house look better
than it did years ago when I carried you through the door

The years grow long, my heart has withered
I write to you from a house reduced to splinters
My love
Open up your heart and let me in
For now, open up your arms

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from Love is War (EP), released April 27, 2010

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Indie-Folk singer songwriter from Boston, MA

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